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Saturday, August 13, 2005 at SBC Center
Detroit Shock 60, San Antonio Silver Stars 59
Recap | Box Score
August 13, 2005
SBC Center
Shock 60, Silver Stars 59
Points:(DET) R. Riley, 20
(SAS) M. Ferdinand, 21
Rebounds:(DET) E. Powell, 6
(SAS) K. Feenstra, 6
Assists:(DET) D. Nolan, 6
(SAS) S. Johnson, 3
Blocks:(DET) Three tied, 1
(SAS) K. Feenstra, 3
Steals:(DET) C. Ford, 2
(SAS) Palmer-Daniel, 3
Turnovers:(DET) Two tied, 3
(SAS) Palmer-Daniel, 5
Biggest
Lead:		(DET) 5
(SAS) 12
Points In
The Paint:		(DET) 28
(SAS) 24
POSTGAME QUOTES
DETROITSHOCK.COM
PLAYER OF THE GAME
Ruth RIley
  • Points: 20
  • Rebounds: 4
  • Block: 1
  • Minutes: 32
    Scored game-winning shot with one second left.
    • Shock Head Coach Bill Laimbeer

    �You hope it doesn�t have to come to that. If we come out from the start and not two-thirds into the first half it should be a different story, but we have confidence in our team. Right now we�re not over confident, but I would have expected us to come out with more intensity than we did.

    "They (San Antonio) came out very deliberate tonight. They played to their strengths, and I feel bad for Dan but that�s the nature of the beast. Unfortunately, someone had to lose this game tonight.

    "I think that we will need to finish at least 4-2 to be assured of a playoff spot.�

    Shock Center Ruth Riley

    "Well it�s a long game, so we just needed to stay close until we started getting shots to fall. We played the last 30 minutes really well and put ourselves in a position to be able to win. Once Katie�s shot went up, it was just a matter of being in the right spot at the right time. We just have to keep it up.�

    On season-high scoring:
    �I�ve had great looks all season, but haven�t had the consistency that I would like. Tonight I just felt good and the shots started falling.�

    Silver Stars Head Coach Dan Hughes

    �I�m pleased with the way we competed in the basketball game. We were down late and they battled back to make a play. On offense we affected their shot, but we couldn�t follow up and get the rebound. It�s a tough loss to take. It was one of our best games in terms of effort. We�ve grown on both ends of the court. We overcame adversity, we just didn�t find a way to rebound.�

    When asked if this game summed up the season:
    �It does. We�ve grown defensively in a big way. The team gave great effort. Our record is not indicative of the way we�ve played. We�ve had growing pains. It�s been tough. I would have liked to have seen them rewarded, but that�s life.�

    Silver Stars Guard Marie Ferdinand

    �It�s tough. We played a great game overall. It�s a heartbreaker. It hurts. We played our best game. We gave Detroit everything we had. It�s tough to swallow. We played 40 minutes of basketball. It�s hard to not finish when you play as hard as we did.�

    On losing on the last shot:
    �It�s one of those things. We just have to stick together. I�m proud of all my teammates and the coaching staff. The coaches had us well prepared and it showed.�